Justene Alpert Terminated Pregnancy After Baby’s Rare Disease Diagnosis
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Justene Alpert is opening up about a heartbreaking loss.
While sharing she terminated a pregnancy back in December, the 36-year-old gave insight into what led to her and husband Mason Trueblood’s decision, explaining that their baby had been diagnosed with a “rare genetic disease.”
“To the woman who is experiencing this or has experienced this before,” Alpert wrote in a June 25 Instagram post, “I’m mad for us. No one prepares you for this. No one talks about this. No one briefs you on this when you are trying for a family.”
She went on to detail how the disease was impacting the fetus. “He wasn’t going to make it to full term,” she shared. “It’s hard to swallow this news because I was looking at his little heart beating on the screen. He had the most beautiful profile. He had his dad’s nose. I was ready for him. But then they pointed out the fluid, the organs, etc.”
After her doctors recommended termination due to the “high risks” associated with pregnancy at her age, the 9-1-1 actress said she and her husband Mason Trueblood “had to say ‘goodbye’ to our son” on Dec. 29.
